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Two New Compounds Show Promise For Eliminating Breast Cancer Tumors
The compounds disrupt bonding of a cancer-related protein. Associate Professor James Turkson's compounds disrupt the formation and spread of breast cancer tumors in tests on mice.
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Father says Casey Anthony stole money from home
The father of a central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter told investigators she forged her parents' checks, stole from her mother's purse and even took the change from her child's ...
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Boca Raton-Based Dayjet Grounds Planes, Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy; No Refunds Given
Records show that Boca Raton-based DayJet Corp. filed for Chapter 7 liquidation on Nov.
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"Passing Gas" Gets Student Arrested
A student at a Florida school has been arrested after authorities say he was "passing gas" and turned off his classmates' computers.
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Speaker Sansom defending second job
Days after becoming Florida's new House speaker, Republican Ray Sansom is defending his second job - a $110,000 yearly post as chief of the fundraising department of a state college in his district.
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Florida open record laws often violated
TaMaryn Waters walked into the Jefferson County School District offices with a simple request: She wanted a copy of the most recent e-mail the superintendent sent school board members about the district budget.
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Fla. budget deficit expected to hit $2.2 billion
Florida's current-year budget deficit expanded to about $2.2 billion Friday as state economists again ratcheted down their general revenue estimate because of a trio of economic shocks since their last forecast ...
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Is this Caylee? Anthonys release latest sighting photo
George and Cindy Anthony received a photo of a girl with brown hair playing at a mall in west Florida.
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More than a billion bucks short
The state's financial situation is even worse than economists predicted just two months ago.
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Unemployment in Florida highest in 15 years
FL unemployment rises again FL revenue down sharply FL teen commits suicide live on web cam Lee Co.
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Florida Open Record Laws Often Violated
Many county officials are creating barriers to Floridians' access to public records, often because they don't know how to handle requests.
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Graduation Rate Rising; Dropouts Falling
Florida's high school graduation rate climbed again last year, boosted by continuing strides from minority students and a decline in the percentage of students dropping out, according to new state Department of ...
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Man gets 20-year sentence for conning church
A South Florida man who swindled a church out of nearly $1.7 million has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Early, Absentee Ballots Gave Obama Win In Florida
More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.
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Panel To Discuss Borrowing From Florida Tobacco Fund
The State Board of Administration will discuss a plan to borrow money from the state's tobacco settlement trust fund to help Florida avoid an unconstitutional budget deficit.
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Crist proposes Fla. university tuition increases
Gov. Charlie Crist wants to give each of Florida's 11 state universities the power to raise tuition by up to 15 percent every year.
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Florida youth survey shows substance abuse drop
The annual Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey shows continuing declines in binge drinking, smoking - both tobacco and marijuana - and most other drug use.
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State police end probe of suspicious death of woman's third husband
Florida police say they've closed an investigation into the suspicious death of the third husband of a Georgia grandmother who has left a trail of five dead husbands in five states.
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Cougar Attacks Teen In South Florida Home
Nov 15, 2008 7:51 pm US/Eastern PALM SPRINGS NORTH A 16-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Saturday after being mauled by a cougar.
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Corrections department wants nearly $287M more
Restoring money cut last year to prison education programs and increasing money to programs that would help prepare inmates to re-enter society are some of the top priorities for The Department of Corrections, ...
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